Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Knobbe, Martens, Oslon & Bear, LLP.
  • Paint colorant product and method
    Patent number: 6740154
    Abstract: A neutral paint colorant has a composition comprising approximately 7.0% Color Index Pigment Yellow 42, 2.4% Color Index Pigment Red 101, and 4.0% Color Index Pigment Black 7. A pre-blended mixture of the neutral colorant and a paint base can be blended with a first paint to form a second paint having substantially the same hue and value (lightness) as the first paint, but a lower chroma (brightness).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Behr Process Corporation
    Inventors: James P. Pace, Mary Rice
  • Control for outboard motor
    Patent number: 5637021
    Abstract: Embodiments of restraining grommets for use with protective cowling of marine outboard drives through which various flexible elements such as control cables and hoses extend. The restraining grommet is formed with at least two openings made up of multi-part sections and at least one of which is slitted so as to permit ease of insertion and removal of the flexible element without kinking of them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: Sanshin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hitoshi Watanabe